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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dinesen's work blurred the line between _____________________.
(a) want and abundance.
(b) good and evil.
(c) joy and despair.
(d) greed and generosity.

2. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(b) It refused to support Germany.
(c) There were hardly any Jews left there.
(d) They ignored Hitler's demands.

3. The disease in #127 primarily affected Dinesen's __________________.
(a) brain.
(b) lungs.
(c) joints.
(d) digestive system.

4. What is a Gypsy Moth?
(a) An insect.
(b) A drink.
(c) A hobo.
(d) An airplane.

5. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) authors and poets.
(b) business people.
(c) spiritualists.
(d) politicians.

6. Dinesen considered herself to be ___________________ more than a novelist.
(a) an artist.
(b) a wife.
(c) a daughter.
(d) a storyteller.

7. Which of the following did Dinesen NOT auction off?
(a) The contents of the house.
(b) The plantation.
(c) The house.
(d) Her car.

8. When did Denys die?
(a) July 1939.
(b) May 1919.
(c) April 1954.
(d) May 1931.

9. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) unwomanly.
(b) admirable.
(c) amusing.
(d) a waste of time.

10. What did Dinesen do after being at home in Denmark for awhile?
(a) Traveled the world.
(b) Returned to Africa.
(c) Moved to America.
(d) Married for the second time.

11. What did Dinesen become addicted to in the 1950s?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Amphetamines.
(d) Cocaine.

12. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) America.
(d) Denmark.

13. Why did Dinesen feel abandoned by Denys in 1928?
(a) He was seeing another woman.
(b) His visits were sporadic and brief.
(c) He did not write letters anymore.
(d) He moved back to England.

14. What could be said for the characters in Dinesen's stories?
(a) They lived for themselves.
(b) They were evil.
(c) They were one-dimensional.
(d) They were very religious.

15. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?
(a) 55.
(b) 40.
(c) 32.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.

2. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

3. In what year did Dinesen turn 50?

4. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?

5. What was one thing Dinesen had trouble adjusting to upon her return to Denmark?

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